Camera-support.



I. II.' KALENCK.

CAMERA SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED Aue. I8. I9I4.

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.'oHN H. KLNCK, or WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAMERA-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 06315.12', 1915.'

Appucatidn med August 18,1914. serai No. 857,358.

sensitized plate or lilin, andv has as its object` to supplant the more vcumbersome tripod which is usually used for .the above .mentioned purpose, and also to'providemeans for supporting a camerafrom lthe trunk of a tree, the side of a house, fence, boat, chairback, ,or in fact any other suitable andcon-v venient object, and in situations where it might be impossible to use the ordinary tri od. i t is one aim of the invention to provide a support of the class mentioned which may be applied without the .use of tools of any sort and readilyremoved and which will be so-constructed that it may be carried in a small space, as for example, inones pocket. Another aim of the present invention is to so mount the member of the support, to which member the. camerais to be attached, that the camera may be quickly and readily adjusted tothe desired position for making the exposure and after having'been so adjusted may be securely held in place.

More specifically, the present invention is designed as an improvement on the .camera support shown in my copending application, filed l une 27, 1914, Serial No. 847,791, and

in this connection the'i-nvention aimsto provide an improved mountingV for the clampin T device lwhich is arran ed to hold thev supporting member in adjusted position.

The present invention also `aims to provide a shield which may be readily applied to the toothed jaws of the device so that the device may be applied to an article of furniture or lthe like without liability of marring the linish of the same. A

ln the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 a perspective view of the device in use. Fig. is a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough. Fig. 3 :is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3 3 'of Fig. 2. is a perspective'view-of a portion of l'ig. ai

one olf the jaws and illustrating one of the .shields provided for use in connection with the jaws.

- Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the `following description and indicated inv all'the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

The device includes a4 relatively lixed jaw and a. movable jaw and the ,said relatively v y lixed jaw includes a back l, an, end 2, and

sides 3, the end 2 extending between the rear endsof the sides 3 and the saidend and the said sides .bothoccupying planes substantially at right angles. to the plareJ ofthe back 1. "The movable jaw includes a back 4 I and spaced sides 5. The jaws are pivotally connected by means of a pivot pin 6 which is ittedthrough thespaced sides'3 and 4 d of the said jaws in the manner clearlyshown in Figs.. 2 fand .of thedrawings, and in order `that the jaws may beheld yieldably closed,'a spring 7 is .litted upon the pin 6? and engages at one end against a lateral lug 8 uponjone of the side members 5 of the movable jaw and at its other end against the clamping member for angularlysupporting the-adjusting element, as will, be presently.

explained. The side members 3 and 5 have their opposing edges of arcuate .form and toothed, as indicated .respectively at 9 and 10, each series of teeth terminating in a relatively long'andsharp pointed tooth 11. In addition to the teeth 9, 10 and l1, the back l ofthe ixed jawand the-"back 4 of the movable jaw aire formed respectively at their forward ends with transversely p0si tioned teeth 12 and 13. lBy referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings,

the teeth 12.. and 13 are spaced` apart'and are it will be observed that' located at opposite sides of thev longitudinad A 'middle of the respective jaw so that a space is left between the teeth of each set, as indicated at 14. By referring to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the sides 5 of the movable jaw lie Within the-sides 6 of the fixed jaw and that the arcuate toothed edges of the said .sides 5 and 6 aread'apted to coperate in gripping a fixed object. Itwill. also be understood that. the teeth I11 are adapted to coact'in this manner as also the teeth 12 and 13, so thatl the device maybe positioned horizontally as shown in Fig. l or verti cally, in which latter instance, .the teeth l2 and13 ,ibecome active. In`order that the jaws may be pulled apart against the tension of the spring 7, in applying the device .ing 20 tripod socket of a camera or into a similar,

socketcarried by any article, such for example as a mirror, lamp, or the like. The* spherical head 17 is fitted within an openformed in the end 2 of the fixed jaw and this opening is of adiameter slightly less than thediameter of the head, and in order to more or less `firmly bind the head 17 against the wall of the opening 20, there is provided a. clamping device which comprises a plate A21 having an angularly extending end or clamping head 22 provided with laterally projecting lugs 23 which fit within the notches 24-fo`rmed in the edges of the sides 3 of the fixed jaw, the head 22 extending between the said sides and resting against the head 17. A clamping screw 25 having a milled head 26 is fitted rotatably in an opening 27 formed in the back 1 and threaded into an opening in the plate 21 near that end of the plate opposite the end at which the clamping head 22 is located.

It will now be apparent that by adjusting' the set screw 25, theclamping member may be angularly adjusted upon its lugs 23 as a pivot, and that when the plate or body portion 24 of the clamping member is drawn toward the back 1, the head 22 of the said member will be caused to bear more or less firmly against the head 17 of the supporting element. Of course, when the set screw 25 y is loosened, the supporting element may be angularly adjusted to bring the camera to the desired position by rotating its head 17 in the opening 2O. By reference to Fig. 2 it will be observed that one end of the spring 7 bears against thevhead 22 at a point adjacent one of the lugs 23 and that the head therefore serves not only as a clamping means for the supporting element, but also as a stop for: one end of the spring.

In order that the device may be applied to an article of furniture without liability of mari-ing the finish thereof, a shield, such as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, is provided for the side members of the two jaws, andl this shield is preferably formed from resilient sheet metal bent to form spaced sides 28 and a connecting portion 29 having secured thereto in any suitable manner, a facing 30 of rubber or any other suitable material. The connecting portions or backs 29 of the shield are preferably curved to conform substantially to the curvature of the arcuate toothed edges of the said sides 3 and 5, so that when the shield is applied, its sides 28 will frictionally bind against the sides of the respective jaws and the shield will Abe held against accidental displacement.

From the foregoing description of the invention itwill be seen that there is provided an extremely simple device adapted to be .readily applied to and removed from any7 fixed object and adapted, when applied, or so mounted, to support a camera or the like at any desired position of adjustment. It will also be'apparent that the clamping member may be applied to a fixed object at practically any desired angle, as for example, in a horizontal position on the side of a post, or in vertical position upon the upper end of the post.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, pivotally connected jaws, means for closing the jaws, one of said jaws being provided with a bearing portion, a supporting element having a head disposed against the said bearing portion, a member pivotally connected to the said jaw and having a bearing portion located opposite the first mentioned bearing portion and coacting with the head, and means upon the said jaw cooperating with the said member and adjustable to bring ,the bearing portion of the member into binding engagement with 'the said head of the supporting element.

2. In a support of the class described, a

jaw having a bearing portion provided with n body portion of the clamping member operable to adjust the said member to bring its clamping head more or less iirmly into en? gagcment wit-.i the head of the supporting element.

3. In a support of the class described, a jaw having a bearing portion provided with a seat, a supporting element having a head fitting within the seat and angularly adjustable, `a jaw pivoted to thetfirst-mentioned jaw, a 'clamping member comprising a body portion and a clamping head, the clamping head being provided with pivot lugs mounted in thefs-ides of the first-mentioned jaw and the said head of the clamping member resting against the head of the supporting element, and means cooperating with the body portion of the clamping member oper able to adjust the said member to bring. its

clamping mad more or less firmly into engagement with the head of the supporting element,cthe said body portion of the clamping member being located between Athe said ]aWs. Y

4. In a support of the class described, a jaw having spaced side portions and an end portion, the latter being 'provided With a seat and the side portions being provided in their edges With notches, a clamping member having a headprovided with lugs ivotally engaging in the said notches, the ead being located opposite the said seat, a jaw pivoted to the first-mentionedA jaw, and apsupporting element having a head disposed Within the said seat and engaged by the head of the clamping member, and

means for adjusting the clamping memberl upon its pivot lugs.

5. In a supportof the class described, a jaw having spaced side portions and an end l, portion, the latter being provided With a s'eat and thel side portions being provided in their edges With notches, a clamping member-having a head provided With lugs pivotally engaging-in the said notches, the head being located opposite the said seat, a jaw7 pivoted to the first-mentioned jaw, a supporting element having a head dis# posed Within the said seat and engaged by the head of4 the clamping member, and a set screw carried by the first-mentioned jaw and having threaded engagement with the said clamping member and adjustable to cause the head of theclamping member to more or less firmly bind the head of the supporting element.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN H. KLENCK. '[L. 8.]

Witnesses Rosa H. DAVIS, RAYMOND L. KLENCK. 

